Ave Maria, and other songs along the way
It's time to get back to some more trip-talk...We had the opportunity to sing in several remarkable venues while touring the British Isles. Altogether there were 35 singers, comprised of 2 RHS choirs and The Florida Voices (of which Garland and I are 2 of 18 members).
Our repertoire consisted of classical sacred (some dating back to the 1100's), American Gospel/Spirituals, and UK folk songs.
We sang in cathedrals, abbeys, castles, and then of course, the impromptu moments...ya gotta sing Loch Lomond when you're on it's banks and Amazing Grace with the bagpiper in the Highlands!
I think my favorite concert was at St.Giles Cathedral in Edinburgh, although singing in the Queen's chapel at Stirling Castle was also remarkable!
All in all, great sounds in incredible places!
posted by Mrs. M. at 8:46 AM
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I can't imagine the ecstacy of this experience, Shari! What a lifetime memory! I esp. like the guys' jackets, what I can see of them :)
You must have had a great experience with Garland and friends. I find it a bit unfair that European countries have so many old and amazing buildings. Your voices must have echoed nicely is some of those cathedrals. Did you happen to record any of your performances on quality equipment? You could probably sell a few of those!
Yes, Bootsie and T.D., the accoustics were incredible. The best venue was St. Giles because of all the flying buttresses and height. If you look at the picture, we sang in the rotunda portion, so we were directly below that middle part--and that concert closed the noon mass.
The bottom picture was in Stirling Castle. Our concerts opened with a two choir song. As you can see, Garland and I were in Choir 1 with Choir 2 at the opposite end.
We're working on the cd of the trip. Just received the 2-disc DVD of our adventures!
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